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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acquired in two" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to convey the idea of something being obtained or achieved in two parts or stages, but it is ambiguous without additional context.
Example: "The skills needed for this project were acquired in two distinct phases."
Alternatives: "obtained in two parts" or "gained in two stages."
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Raman images were acquired in two groups of tumor-bearing mice.
fMRI was acquired in two separate sessions: in a typical (passive) state and following the practice of WHM.
Al Harrington and Tim Thomas, who were acquired in two salary-purging trades last week, looked shaky in their first game since the trade.
They will be joined by forwards Brian Grant and Anthony Mason and the shooting guard Eddie Jones, players acquired in two off-season trades.
C1 A Record Write-Off JDS Uniphase, a leading maker of components for telecommunications networks, said it was writing down the value of companies it had acquired in two years of rapid growth by $44.8 billion.
JDS Uniphase, a leading manufacturer of components for telecommunications networks, said yesterday that it was writing down by $44.8 billion the value of companies it had acquired in two years of rapid growth.
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These could be acquired in four years for approximately $160 million.
WAF was acquired in three channels, including DAPI, FITC and Rhodamine filters.
The Met's statues were acquired in four pieces from donors 1987 to 1992.
The spectral measurements were acquired in four different angular positions in a bypass of the mechanical support.
And it helps that skills acquired in one industry can often be transferred or modified to be useful in another.
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